Pardon Power

Dedicated to following the very latest news regarding presidential pardons and the pardon power (or clemency powers) as exercised in each state.

Author: P.S. Ruckman, Jr. is a professor of political science at Rock Valley College in Rockford, Ill. and an instructor at Northern Illinois University. He is the author of several forthcoming books on presidential pardons, including George W. Bush and the Pardon Power and Pardon Me, Mr. President: Adventures in Crime, Politics and Mercy.